1.  Magee Campus  Magee → UU strategic growth  4,000 students (close-knit, friendly student community)  500 Creative Arts students  Only School of Creative Arts in Ireland “Practice and creativity are central to the work of the School and are informed by intellectual engagement with the disciplines embraced within the subject areas”.  One of the most exciting Schools in the University University Location DanceDesignDramaMusic

2. Foyle’s legacy- Niall Mc Glinchey © 2003 3D computer models: Foyle Arts Building 1812 The Foyle Arts Building  Originally built in 1812 (originally called Foyle College)  Specially developed in 2003 for the Creative Arts  Folklore (Foyle’s Legacy) Four Disciplines  Dance  Design  Drama  Music DanceDesignDramaMusic

3.  Drama Studios  Dance Studios  Design Studios  Seminar rooms  Music rehearsal rooms  Computing labs  Specialist technologies and software  Workshop / making room The Environment & Facilities DanceDesignDramaMusic

4. UndergraduateBA Hons Dance BDes Hons Design & Communication (DIS) BSc Hons Multimedia Computing & Design (DIS)* BA Hons Drama BMus Hons Music Foundation Cert. Music (part-time) PostgraduatePGDip/ MDes Design Communication PGDip/MSc Computing & Design* MMus Music PhD studyAll disciplines *in collaboration with Engineering ProgrammesCreative Arts DanceDesignDramaMusic

5. Design (BDes Hons)Overview The programmeBA Hons Design & Communication (DIS) 3 / 4 years FT (6 years PT) Placement year or Erasmus year exchange option How many students?30-40 enrolments each year What do you do?Practical, contextual and technological studies 2D, 3D and 4D Design methods, Drawing, image-making, animation, photography, 3D modelling, film, sound, current software training. Emphasis on creativity and technology Career pathsAnimation, character development, film, games, graphics, illustration, interactive design, photography, product, automotive and virtual 3D 70.9% employment rate (Top ten in UK- http://www.prospect.ac.uk )http://www.prospect.ac.uk ContactLee Cadieux l.cadieux@ulster.ac.ukl.cadieux@ulster.ac.uk Robin Hodge pr.hodge@ulster.ac.ukpr.hodge@ulster.ac.uk DanceDesignDramaMusic

6. Year One Semester 1 Intro to design Drawing 1 Issues in Visual Culture Semester 2 Typographic design 3D design 1 Image making Year Two Semester 1 Graphic design 3D design 2 Time based media Semester 2 Interactive design Animation Lens based Digital media Year Three/ Four Semester 1 Graphic/ illustration Animation/ film 3D / interactive Semester 2 Project Report Major project specific design subject Diploma of Industrial Studies (DIS) or Erasmus exchange study Germany Year Three P Design (BDes Hons)Modular structure

7. Design (BSc Hons)Overview The programmeBSc Multimedia Computing & Design (DIS) 4 years FT Placement year integrated Double Main (with computing) How many students?50-80 enrolments each year What do you do?Practical, contextual and technological studies Design and computing Current software training Emphasis on technical development Career pathsGames, interactive design (web & rich media), mobile devices, virtual 3D 70.9% employment rate (Top ten in UK- http://www.prospect.ac.uk )http://www.prospect.ac.uk ContactAnton Hutton a.hutton@ulster.ac.uka.hutton@ulster.ac.uk DanceDesignDramaMusic

8. Year One Semester 1 Sys. Anal & Data Man. Algorithmic Programming Intro. to Com. Design Semester 2 Imaging Internet & MM Technology Intro. to moving image arts Year Two Semester 1 Multimedia Authoring Professional Issues Informatics Entrepreneurship Design Application Semester 2 HCI The moving image Information design Year Three/ Four Semester 1 Innovation & Concept Major Project Natural language processing Intelligent Business systems Semester 2 Final year project Design pres. & reporting Intelligent MM Advanced Interaction Diploma of Industrial Studies (DIS) Year Three Design (BSc Hons)Module structure

9. Design Examples DanceDesignDramaMusic

10.  Projects at modular level  Major /minor / main degree programme routes (increasing) Collaborative workOptions DanceDesignDramaMusic Dance performance (with live Music)Namibian project (Design, Drama & Sound)

11. BA Hons DanceDr Sophia Preston 02871375209sl.preston@ulster.ac.uksl.preston@ulster.ac.uk BDes Hons Des. & Comm. Lee Cadieux02871375084l.cadieux@ulster.ac.ukl.cadieux@ulster.ac.uk BSc Hons MM Comp. & Des.Anton Hutton02871375039a.hutton@ulster.ac.uka.hutton@ulster.ac.uk BA Hons DramaDr Lisa Fitzpatrick 02871375105l.fitzpatrick@ulster.ac.ukl.fitzpatrick@ulster.ac.uk BMus Hons MusicDr Frank Lyons 02871375138fr.lyons@ulster.ac.ukfr.lyons@ulster.ac.uk Foundation Cert MusicDr Sean Ryan02871375271sp.ryan@ulster.ac.uksp.ryan@ulster.ac.uk Head of SchoolProf Desmond Hunter02871375132d.hunter1@ulster.ac.ukd.hunter1@ulster.ac.uk Associate Head of SchoolRobin Hodge02871375572pr.hodge@ulster.ac.ukpr.hodge@ulster.ac.uk Programme OverviewsUndergraduate DanceDesignDramaMusic